The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-04-14
SENSATION AT SALT SPRINGS.

The Macon Telegraph gives this report Of
the Salt Springs sensation Mr.. j. b Hum.
phres, gentleman over there, has about
sixty acres, part OF which lies within the
corporate limits OF Salt Springs. This land
joins the land leased by Mr. Edward Marsh
and others, upon which are the Bowden Ii
tina Springs. Mr., HUMPHREYS, by blasting,
struck flow OF the Lithia water on his land
and opened up a fine spring about 200
yards from the Bowden Litha Springs. He
also owns "A tract of land near Austell. in
COBB county, and got charter at the last
session of the Legislature to run a street
railroad from Austell to his spring. Work
was begun on the street railroad The les
sees Of the Bowden l.ithia Springs didn t
like this because they happen to control a
street railroad running from Salt Springs,
some miles beyond Austell, on the Georgia
Pacific road and the building of the new
road from Austel to the new spring would
OIL course make It convenient Tor people 90
ing from Atlanta to get off at Austell and
take the new street car line. SO the Marsh
people got the Legislature to amend the
charter OF Salt Springs at the last session
extending the incorporation line to the line
Of Cobb county, embracing that portion OF
Mr.. HUMPHREYS land on which the new
spring is located.
Then the town council passed an ordi.
nance making it unlawful for street car
| company to build road within the limit
OF salt Springs without permission Of the
| council. The Bowden Lithia peoole then
built between their spring and the new
spring a nine foot fence with a spiked ton.
Meantime Humphries had opened up six.
~ TOO. street from Austel to his spring and
went forward laying his track for street
cars as he went. Day before Yesterday he
reached the Cobb county line and the cor
porate limits OF Salt Springs. On "A tree he
| found written notice calling attention tc
the ordinance prohibiting the building Of a
| street car line within the limits. Mr.
Humphres posted the following notice
alongside the other:
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to the public tina
| tins railroad stops right here, because The
! builders thereof are Iaw-aWding citizens
! the owners OF this land until such time IA!
they can enter upon their premises with
railroad. Therefore, they will have to con
tent themselves with only a part Of the i'm
proyement they intend putting thereon
VIZ sixty foot street to their spring alon,
which the spring owners and the publ,
generally may travel and find free waite
from SAID spring, although the city lather
have seen proper to fence us oil from thei
town salt spring
LAND OWNERS AND OWNERS or X. K.
Ills men then began opening the sixt,
foot street over the hill on his land anC
while thus engaged were arrested by tn
marshal About this time Hon A S. Clay
Representative from Cobb land Mr. Hum
phrtes came up, when the marshal sssad h
would be compelled to arrest him for vic
latng the Sail Springs ordinance. Nj
Clay and Mr. HUMPHREYS stepped across tn
hne into Cobb county and protested agains
being treated in such a manner, and the
M. Clay and his client were arrested i
Cobb county for breaking the ordinance 4
Salt Springs, which town is in Dougla
county Mr. Clay was arrested for interior
ring with an officer in the discharge OF hi
duty. Both were taken to Salt Springs an
put under bond for their appearance at tn
trial
he above is as great an outrage as eve
was pcrpeuated upon American citizen.
II shows what unworthy means the Sa
Springs syndicate will resort 10, to foster
monopoly on the free gifts Of natur
and to crush It's more inyorably situated ri
AL Austell But the inherent love of la
play and justice in the people, will see thu
this great wrong is righted